Squish tip of the week: Automate Jira ticket creation or updates with Squish...
Did you know you can automatically create or update a JIRA issue to contain information from your Squish test results? Use Squish’s xml2jira tool to: Create a new JIRA issue Update an existing JIRA...
View ArticleSquish tip of the week: Modify default waitForObject duration
Troubleshooting scripts, and don’t like waiting the entire timeout duration when an object isn’t found? You can modify Squish API functions, and leave them with the same name, allowing you to alter the...
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Free tickets left for SEACON (Hamburg)
We’ll be exhibiting at the SEACON conference next week. On May 8 + 9 to be precise. It’ll take place in Hamburg’s Radisson Blu hotel. On Thursay, the first conference day, I’ll also give a talk about...
View ArticleSquish tip of the week: How to run parallel Squish tests from a single host
With the introduction of the Squish plug-in for JetBrains’ TeamCity, users can now run Squish GUI tests in parallel from a single host! Using Xvfb to establish additional virtual display servers, you...
View ArticleSquish tip of the week: How to use SOAP & Web Services with Squish
Did you know you can make web service calls from your Squish test cases? Need to access or update a configuration not available through the GUI? Or perhaps perform a set of operations prior to...
View ArticleSquish tip of the week: Create cross-platform tests automatically
Did you know cross-platform and cross-browser apps can be automated using the same Squish tests? Consider for instance a Java or Qt application: The application is cross-platform The application runs...
View ArticleSquish tip of the week: How to run Squish tests from Bamboo
Did you know that you can execute Squish tests as part of your Bamboo build process? Using the Squish Bamboo Plugin you can: Execute Squish tests from a Bamboo Job Run Squish tests against local and...
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Squish tip of the week: How to Optimize your Smoke Test Suite
Large or growing automated GUI test suite? Need to pin-point key tests for smoke testing? With each sprint, well-suited smoke tests can go a long way to ensure critical application areas are tested....
View ArticleSquish tip of the week: Timesavers for testing Multi-lingual Qt Applications
Did you know you can test your Qt application across languages without creating localized scripts for each language? As with many things in Squish, implementation options exist. You and your team can...
View ArticleSquish tip of the week: Use environment variables in your scripts
Did you know Squish Test Scripts have access to Environment Variables? Environment variables can contain platform-specific information of value to your test scripts. In Python for example,...
View ArticleSquish Coco Webinar Questions & Answers
Thank you to those who were able to attend the Squish Coco webinar today. Please find a summary of some of the questions (and answers) from the webinar below. Email additional questions to...
View ArticleSquish tip of the week: Alter test scenario workflow to increase test...
Many times tests are implemented using a single approach to validate a desired result. Do users use the application the same way? Changes are high they don’t. Consider enhancing your automated testing...
View ArticleSquish tip of the week: Handle unexpected events
Did you know that Squish can monitor for various events and dialogs? The events can be handled, allowing scripts to continue where they left off. For example, in a Windows application you may install...
View ArticleSquish tip of the week: How to work with an already running application
Common question: Is it possible for Squish to hook into (interact with) an application that was started manually? Answer: Absolutely! Instead of starting your application directly, start the...
View ArticleSquish tip of the week: Building a script toolbox
A different twist on the tip this week. We want to hear from you! What are your most value added ‘toolbox’ scripts? Implementing an automated test framework with re-usability in mind saves time down...
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Squish tip of the week: Create tests against a remote environment
Your batch runs, or scheduled automated test executions can run remotely without question. But did you know you can also develop and manage tests remotely? With the Squish Server running on the remote...
View ArticleSquish tip of the week: Generate data-driven script from data file
Did you know Squish can help you create a data-driven script? Simply highlight the code to loop, right-click and select Make Code Data Driven. By telling Squish which data file to use, Squish will...
View ArticleSquish tip of the week: Learn using froglogic’s new Video Library!
Learn more about Squish using froglogic’s new Video library Watch for new videos on Squish features and integrations Using Squish GUI Tester to test different technologies Automated Code Coverage using...
View Articlefroglogic blog now searchable
Use the Search feature on the frogblog to find past Squish tips of the Week, tech articles and other valuable information.
View ArticleSquish tip of the week: How to find and use dynamic objects
Squish provides many options when working with dynamic objects: Using Wildcards in the Object Map Using Regular Expressions in the Object Map Using Wildcards or Regular Expressions with Object Real...
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